Elon Musk

If anyone thinks they'd rather be in a different part of history, they're probably not a very good student of history. Life sucked in the old days. People knew very little, and you were likely to die at a young age of some horrible disease. You'd probably have no teeth by now. It would be particularly awful if you were a woman.

South African Businessman

Tom Hanks

I love what I do for a living, it's the greatest job in the world, but you have to survive an awful lot of attention that you don't truly deserve and you have to live up to your professional responsibilities and I'm always trying to balance that with what is really important.

American Actor

Alice Walker

It's an awful feeling to write something that you feel is really important... and to feel that you're being published by people who really don't get it and/or don't really care.

American Author

Douglas Adams

One of the most important things you learn from the Internet is that there is no 'them' out there. It's just an awful lot of 'us.

English Writer

Alan Rickman

I suppose with any good writing and interesting characters, you can have that awfully overused word: a journey.

British Actor

Lawrence Block

I don't plan an awful lot in life just as I don't plan an awful lot in my fiction.

American Writer

Domhnall Gleeson

In 'Cavalry,' I had one scene where I was playing a pretty awful character.

Irish Actor

Ronnie Wood

It's an awful world out there. You've got to make people happy.

English Musician

John Denver

Divorce is just the most awful thing in the world.

American Musician

Ann Richards

American Politician

Strengthens a negative statement, more than just 'bad'.

Negative Emphasis

Could sound rude if describing someone's work or efforts.

Not Polite

Conveys a sense of physical or emotional discomfort.

Strong Discomfort

Used to exaggerate positively in a casual way, often in US.

Positive Exaggeration

Suggests unexpectedly high quality or skill level.

Surprising Quality

Shows informal, enthusiastic approval or admiration.

Informal Approval

Reference to something that inspires awe or wonder.

Awe-Inspiring

Older or literary works may use 'awful' in this reverent way.

Historical Usage

Indicates something morally wrong or deserving of criticism.

Deserving Condemnation

Often pertains to serious issues with wide negative impact.

Grave Situations

Can be used to shock or draw attention to the severity of a situation.

Shock Value

 but the free stuff that I get is the free stuff that I get in real life, and that's what we don't like to talk about. I grew up in Cambridge, and one time I went into a store and I forgot my money and they gave me the dress for free. When I was a teenager, I was driving with my friend who was an awful driver and she ran a red and of course, we got pulled over,

Looks aren't everything....

 There is an awful lot of pressure, you know. First and foremost, you know, there's pressure because these guys are so important to not only us here at the zoo, but also to the breeding programme. Potentially, a lot of eyes around the world that are watching what we're doing and making sure we do a good job.

Handraising Twin Tiger...

 That fear of being seen as an awful idiot is a threat reaction from a primitive part of your brain that's very hard to control. It's the fight or flight response, a self-protective process seen in a range of animals, most of which don't give speeches. But we have a wise partner in the study of freaking out.

The science of stage...

 INGRID The queen was actually extremely nervous because she could feel the hostility, and actually she heard people say, ooh, about time you've come. You know, they could hear an awful lot of things that the crowds say. And then I think a woman actually gave her a bunch of flowers and said, "Would you

Princess Diana's Funeral...

 you need to be there you need to see the mistakes and failures of people around you and indeed as important as formal education is certainly the most important things that cities produce our entrepreneurial talent and measures of entrepreneurship which are crappy which are awful do a remarkable job of

It’s time to embrace our...

 the cubs will be vulnerable to illness until they're around six weeks old so giles has got to keep a close eye on them round the clock there is an awful lot of pressure you know this first and foremost you know there's pressure because these guys are so important to not only

Adorable Tiger Cub...

 or even a longing to return to one's fetal state. But over the next few decades, the understanding of nostalgia changed in two important ways. Its meaning expanded from indicating homesickness to a general longing for the past. And rather than an awful disease,

Why do we feel...

 it's been a very a very long journey with them with various ups and downs these are monkeys that have had an awful start to life they've been ripped away from their mothers from their families and now here they all laugh so you

Rescued Spider Monkey...

 Have you ever woken up blissfully and suddenly been flooded by the awful remembrance that someone had left you? Have you ever lost the ability to imagine a future without a person that no longer was in your life?

Ze Frank: Are you human?

 Luckily, there are medical treatments that can help trigger the thyroid's activities again, and bring the body back to a steady metabolic rate. For such a little organ, the thyroid wields an awful lot of power.

Awful